Re: Strange intermittent WebDNA problems
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2008
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Perhaps if I didn't bring it up it wouldn't have spread?On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:01:35 -0400, Rob
wrote:> It's a possibility we were looking at as well, along with a nasty little > bot somewhere... It always seems to happen to us on a Saturday as well. > Were still pouring over things to see if we can get a better handle on > the frequency, and if it occurs within a specific window.>> Rob>>> On 9-Apr-08, at 9:53 AM, Alex McCombie wrote:>>> OK,>> I have held back on this idea because there was little to support it, >> but>> the sudden increase in occurrences and the repetitive and sometimes>> simultaneous occurrences may lend some credibility to the idea....>>>> I know that the WebDNA system phones home to report serial number >> usages. I>> do not know any details about how and when it does so, just that it >> does.>>>> I am wondering if a failure to respond from SMSI isn't inherently >> causing>> some usability issue here. It's entirely possible that the method by >> which>> the system reports the usage to SMSI is causing some type of hung >> process,>> or cascading failure in 'offending' server.>>>> Now, what I don't know, is what type of connection is being made, what >> type>> of response the license server expects and what type of return response >> the>> customer servers expect.>>>> At the risk of sounding paranoid I think that coincidental failures >> across>> many many machines with different webservers and OS configurations, >> coupled>> with a company that has seemingly abandoned the product could easily >> point>> to innocent enough action (we don't need to track serials anymore -- >> turn>> that thing off) action on SMSI's part.>>>>>> Am I out in left field here?>>>> Alex>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 4/9/08 10:43 AM, "Steve Craig" wrote:>>>>> Between myself and a friend who is not on the list, we have 2 WebDNA>>> machines and they virtually always go off within an hour of each>>> other. I have never coded anything on his and he has never coded>>> anything on mine. There are no common sites whatsoever, in fact we>>> usually have taken very different ways to solve coding things in the>>> past. So basically no connection other than existing in the same>>> physical rack. We use the same supplier for access but are on>>> different subnets.>>>> I think I'll defer to Steve Craig's assessment and just blame it>>>> on SMSI attacking our servers! ;-)>>>> --Alex J. McCombie>>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>>> Adventure Skies Interactive>>> Box 124 Martville, NY 13111>>> p. 315 .233 .9403>>> e. Alex@AdventureSkies.com>>> www.AdventureSkies.com>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/-- Vijay-Kumar SolankiAdobe Certified Instructor/Developer, Consultantd'Vinci InteractiveVijay@dvinci.com301.797.2386-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Perhaps if I didn't bring it up it wouldn't have spread?On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:01:35 -0400, Rob wrote:> It's a possibility we were looking at as well, along with a nasty little > bot somewhere... It always seems to happen to us on a Saturday as well. > Were still pouring over things to see if we can get a better handle on > the frequency, and if it occurs within a specific window.>> Rob>>> On 9-Apr-08, at 9:53 AM, Alex McCombie wrote:>>> OK,>> I have held back on this idea because there was little to support it, >> but>> the sudden increase in occurrences and the repetitive and sometimes>> simultaneous occurrences may lend some credibility to the idea....>>>> I know that the WebDNA system phones home to report serial number >> usages. I>> do not know any details about how and when it does so, just that it >> does.>>>> I am wondering if a failure to respond from SMSI isn't inherently >> causing>> some usability issue here. It's entirely possible that the method by >> which>> the system reports the usage to SMSI is causing some type of hung >> process,>> or cascading failure in 'offending' server.>>>> Now, what I don't know, is what type of connection is being made, what >> type>> of response the license server expects and what type of return response >> the>> customer servers expect.>>>> At the risk of sounding paranoid I think that coincidental failures >> across>> many many machines with different webservers and OS configurations, >> coupled>> with a company that has seemingly abandoned the product could easily >> point>> to innocent enough action (we don't need to track serials anymore -- >> turn>> that thing off) action on SMSI's part.>>>>>> Am I out in left field here?>>>> Alex>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 4/9/08 10:43 AM, "Steve Craig" wrote:>>>>> Between myself and a friend who is not on the list, we have 2 WebDNA>>> machines and they virtually always go off within an hour of each>>> other. I have never coded anything on his and he has never coded>>> anything on mine. There are no common sites whatsoever, in fact we>>> usually have taken very different ways to solve coding things in the>>> past. So basically no connection other than existing in the same>>> physical rack. We use the same supplier for access but are on>>> different subnets.>>>> I think I'll defer to Steve Craig's assessment and just blame it>>>> on SMSI attacking our servers! ;-)>>>> --Alex J. McCombie>>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .>>> Adventure Skies Interactive>>> Box 124 Martville, NY 13111>>> p. 315 .233 .9403>>> e. Alex@AdventureSkies.com>>> www.AdventureSkies.com>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/-- Vijay-Kumar SolankiAdobe Certified Instructor/Developer, Consultantd'Vinci InteractiveVijay@dvinci.com301.797.2386-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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